Aissan Surname
Approximately 776 people bear this surname
Aissan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 654 | 1:15,804 | 2,133 |
| Ivory Coast | 116 | 1:198,890 | 8,549 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Aïssan (265) & Aîssan (33) are calculated separately.
Aissan (51) may also be a first name.
Aissan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aissan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aissan occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Aïssan or Aîssan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aissan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 440,964th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Aissan are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aissan is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 51 people.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 15,804. In Benin Aissan is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 56 percent reside, Zou Department, where 23 percent reside and Mono Department, where 11 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aissan
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